May 21, 2012
SNV Vietnam is seeking a Sustainable Landscapes Team Leader based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Sustainable Landscapes Team Leader is responsible for leading implementation of program activities under the sub-intermediate results: Support adoption of land use practices that slow, stop and reverse emissions from deforestation and degradation of forests and other landscapes.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF) seeks a Chief of Party candidate for an anticipated large USAID funded Forests and Deltas Program in Vietnam. This project will provide technical support to accelerate Vietnam’s transition to climate resilient, low emissions development through investments in reducing net emissions from forests, and enhancing resiliency of people, places, and livelihoods in the delta regions to short and long-term climate impacts.
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Dong Thap province, Vietnam – The People’s Committee of Dong Thap province has honoured WWF with a medal and certificate of merit in recognition of the organisation’s contribution to the...- The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has been working with other relevant ministries to draft a Green Growth Strategy for Vietnam by 2020 which will be submitted to the...
- A new report assessing the status of Vietnam’s gibbons shows that immediate conservation intervention is needed to prevent their extinction.
- Two decades after the discovery of the saola â one of the most spectacular species discoveries of the 20th century â the rare large mammal remains as mysterious as ever. World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warns that the species, found in the mountains of Vietnam, faces extinction unless protection efforts are intensified.
May 20, 2012
- A study the Lao government has used to claim the Xayaburi dam would be harmless if redesigned has been criticised for not addressing concerns about the project’s effect on fish in the Lower Mekong...
A road leading to the proposed dam site in Xayaburi province, Laos, was constructed last year. Photograph: Bangkok post 
Two decades after the sensational discovery of a new ungulate species called the saola, this rare animal remains as mysterious and elusive as ever. WWF, the Saola Working Group (SWG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission and the Wildlife...A round up of the week’s news on REDD, in chronological order with short extracts (click on the title for the full article). REDD-Monitor’s news page (REDD in the news) is updated regularly.
Provincial workshop on “REDD+ and international requirement for REDD+ development and implementation”
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